The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-11-04
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.
Dakota MethodTst Conference Ap-
pointments.

conference TO d close. The forenoon was
spentind discussing the college project and ar.
ranging ways and means. The college com
lnittee named was w. Z. Cook OF Bismarck,
Rev. HIS. Bilhie and w. II. White oI Ear
go, Rev. y. G. Palmetto and s.. w. Me-
Laugllin OF Grand Forks. The appoint.
ments are as follows:
Fargo District-Bilbie, presiding elder,
FfIrgo; Bismarck, w. N. Cook; CaSselton,
s. N. Griffith; Coal Harbor, TO DO supplied;
Cooperstown, J. McConkey; Elliott to be
supplied by II. s.. Piercetun; Fargo, S. ".
Ingraham; Gladstone and Harkins, to be
supplied; jamestown, ]. N. Van Every
jamestown circuit, j. H. Buttleman; La
Moure, s. b. Monroe; Lisbon to be sup
piled; Mandan, p. Y. Albright; Minor, TO
be supplied by e. p. labels; Monango,
TO be supplied by J.. e. James;
New Rockford, to be supplied;
Cakes, O.. Lane; Ripoh, w n Sroar;
Hughes Steele, flames; Sterling, to be
supplied; Tower City, p. s. Cook; Valley
City, B. M. Spur; Wahpeton, b. s. Tay-
Tor; York Colony Up. o. Dawsonl, to be
supplied by John Herbert.
Grand Forks District-D. C. Palmetto,
presiding elder, Grand Forks; Selm, c. j.
Baker; Ardock, X. Hamer; Bathgabe, w.
r. Morrison: Bottineau, to be supplied
by q. j.. McCandeess; Church's Ferry, G..
I. Green; Devils Lake. Frank Doran; Dray-
ton HIP. Cooper; Emerdo, g. Kliver; GVaf-
ton,sto be supplied by s.. M. Parker; Grand
Forks, ii. r. Miller; Granden, G. A. Mac
nara; Hilton, II. j.. Barton; Hillsboro, j..
A. Hoyis and one to be supplied; Hope, to
be supplied by +. A, Smokey: Hunter, II.
G. Jephcott; Inkster, S. T.. Beer; Kokota,
5. "a. Gordon; Langdon, to DO supplied by
5. Eewlove; Larimore, p. Hall; Mayyille
and Portland. j. r. Yost; Michigan City,
70 be supplied by d. Baldwin; Milton,
?. NJ. Rees; Minot, J.. A. Martin; Mouse
River to be supplied by j, c. %Struthers;
Park River. w, i, LOOMS; Pembina,
y !. d i.rn TIiFs9sl az R Ra 1}gu. Ssa gaSn
to be supplied by d. Woolner; ST. Thomas,
a. T. Foster; WallaIIa, to. be supplied by
A. g.. Washington; West Point, 4. III.
Shedsleri Edenburg, Hanna and Minot, to
be supplied.
Aberdeen, Oak, Oct. 24.-The Methodist
conference closed by the announcements
by Bishop Fowler of the following confer
snce appointments:
Aberdeen District-William Fielding,
presiding eldeB Aberdeen, w. II. sellick;
Columbia and 0rdw,.y w. II. Irwin; Ellen.
dale, &C e!cm enth; Groton, w. Hyde;
Ipswich, T. Mulholland; Redtield, James
Rome.
Huron District-Lewis Bradford, presid-
ing elder; Blunt, A. u. Burrows; Highmore,
w. j. Palmer; Huron, H. H. Dresser;
Pierre, SC. Leye.!
Mitchell District-C b. Clark, presiding
elder; Mitchell, A. w. Atkinson; Woon.
socket, o. j.. Murray; William Bru sh, pres
ident, and p. A. Rend, vice president, Da
kota university.
Sioux Falls District-L. Hartszaugh,
presiding elder; Canton, A.. Jamieson
Sioux Falls. f. NJ. Robertson; Yankton
r. A. Burdick.
Waterfowl District-A. ID. Traveller.
presiding elder; Waterfowl, L. +, Clough;
Milbank, w. II. Jordan; Big Stone City
Charles Arthur.
w. P. Alsip and J. H. Hill arrived at
Grand Forks having Mr. Alsip's little
daughter, who was abducted by her
mother and taken to Fergus Falls. 1t
was found necessary TO u out a writ
of habeas corpus to recover the child
a. Finlander named William Gabriel.
son, who owned a farm EAST Of Fred
erick fell from a load of grain and was
crushed to death.
The Northern Pacific, La Moure 4
Missouri railroad, an extension OF the
Fargo & Southwestern, has been com
pleted as far as Edgely, and will be
operated to that point after Nov. 1.
Mrs. Henry Newton, one OF the old
settlers IN Wolsey county, is dead.
The date Of the meeting OF the stock
breeders association, which was fixed
at the Mitchell fair for Oct. 20, has
been changed to Nov. 25. The meet
ing will be held in jamestown and
promises to bring together quite a
number Of stockmen.
At the city election held at Devils
Lake, the Citizens ticket, with A. C.
Hansborough for mayor, was elected
without opposition. The citizens
turned out with a band and serenaded
the first mayor the city has ever had.
At the Methodist conference at Far
go, the committee on college reported
and recommended that the institution
be located somewhere in the Red Riv-
Ter valIey-either IN Dakota or Min
nesota-with the understanding that
no other similar institution shall be
established within the next ten years,
and a committee of five be appoint
ed to confer with q like committee
from the Minnesota conference in re-
gard to the selection OF q site. Fargo
and MOorhead are the only places
spoken OF as a locationfor the school
The report was accepted.
Several cases Of claim jumping I'm.
der the recent decision ofthe secretary
of the interior with regard to indemni.
ty lands, have been reported at Car
r~ington north of jamestown. I've
sections belonging to Elliott Smith Ct
New York have been squatted upon,
and several other pieces have been,
shacked. Some interesting litigation
Is promised il this continues.